NEW YORK (AP) -- Writing a children's book isn't enough for Oscar winner
Octavia Spencer. She's also narrating the audio edition.

Spencer's
The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit comes out Oct. 15. It's the first of two planned books
for middle schoolers that feature 12-year-old vigilante Randi Rhodes. In a statement released today
by publisher Simon & Schuster, Spencer says her background as an actress helped her bring her
story "to life" on tape.

The 43-year-old Spencer won an Academy Award in 2012 for best supporting
actress for her role in
The Help.